Funcom is interested in getting into the casual MMO space, and as a result the company has announced today that they have established a new subsidiary called SweetRobot to do just that.

SweetRobot's first project, a free-to-play casual MMO dubbed "Pets vs. Monsters," has been in development for almost two years now and should be entering open beta later this month.

Pets vs. Monsters is targeted at the young demographic, namely 8-12 year old children.

You can find out more about Pets vs. Monsters, including a trio of screenshots, at the game's official website here.

We've also got the first trailer released for the game, which you can view here.